“I visited TCU when I was in Dallas for a national tournament three years ago and I thought it was beautiful, but this time I fell in love with it,” Pereira said. “My former USTA national coach is the men’s tennis coach there. It was neat to step on campus and see a familiar face. I did not know any of the girls on the team going into the visit, but it only took me a couple of hours to feel comfortable with them.”

Pereira, who teamed with Zoe Katz — now a freshman at USC — to win the Southern Section doubles title last year, has also contributed to a pair of Div. I team championships for the Vikings, including last season.

“I felt TCU was just like Campbell Hall but on a larger scale because of the strong sense of community there. In spite of TCU being a small private university it has a big sports program and I love the spirit and energy that that brings,” Pereira said. “The coach, Dave Borelli, is one of the best college coaches on the women’s side.”

Campbell Hall opens its season Sept. 17 at University High of Irvine in a rematch of last year’s Div. I final.

UCLA’s Mackenzie McDonald and Gage Brymer are ranked Nos. 1 and 4 in the newcomer/freshman national prospects.

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Locals ready to run at preview meet

Antelope Valley, College of the Canyons, Glendale, Moorpark and Valley are all scheduled to compete Friday in the Southern California cross country preview meet at Central Park in Santa Clarita, with the women’s 5-kilometer race at 9:30 a.m. and men’s 4-mile race at 11 a.m.